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PARIS, Jan 28, (Agencies): President Hassan Rouhani hailed a “new relationship” between Iran and France during a visit Thursday that saw the signing of a …
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Up to 100,000 asylum seekers face expulsion – Sweden expects to deport 80,000, Finland 20,000
STOCKHOLM, Jan 28, (Agencies): Sweden said it expects to expel up to 80,000 migrants whose asylum requests will likely be rejected, as another 24 people …
Read More »Spread of Zika alarming: WHO – Cases could total 4 mn
GENEVA, Jan 28, (Agencies): Zika virus – linked to severe birth defects in thousands of babies in Brazil – is spreading “explosively” and could affect …
Read More »Bomb kills Kenya police as troops pull out of Somali bases
NAIROBI, Jan 27, (AFP): At least five police officers died in a roadside bomb attack in eastern Kenya, police and reports said Wednesday, as troops …
Read More »Egyptian ‘convict’ executed in Saudi
RIYADH, Jan 27, (AFP): Saudi Arabia on Wednesday executed an Egyptian convicted of murder, adding to a surge in death sentences carried out since late …
Read More »Hillary Clinton fears repeat of 2008 loss
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa, Jan 27, (Agencies): When Bernie Sanders rolled into Decorah, nearly 2,300 people were waiting for him. Chants of “Feel the Bern” filled …
Read More »French justice minister quits – ‘Sometimes resisting means leaving’
PARIS, Jan 27, (AFP): French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira quit Wednesday in protest over the government’s efforts to strip convicted French-born terrorists of their citizenship …
Read More »Pope asks Tehran to stop spread of terrorism – Rouhani presents Iran as ME trade hub
ROME, Jan 26, (Agencies): Generating economic growth in the Middle East is crucial to defeating extremism, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday, putting forward …
Read More »Dutch Labour Party supports air strikes against IS in Syria – Islamic State bombing kills two dozens in Homs
AMSTERDAM, Jan 26, (Agencies): The Dutch Labour Party, the junior partner in the coalition government, now supports extending air strikes against Islamic State to Syria, …
Read More »Police kills 10 colleagues in Afghanistan’s volatile south
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Jan 26, (AFP): A rogue Afghan policeman drugged and then shot dead 10 of his colleagues in the country’s volatile south early Tuesday, …
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